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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1988
Filed:
May. 12, 1987
David L Draper, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Cars & Concepts, Inc., Brighton, MI (US);
Abstract
An externally retractable sunroof assembly (14) is mounted on a vehicle roof (12) between upper edges of side doors (24). A roof opening (60) in the outer roof panel (32) has forward and rearward edges and has side edges exposing the interior of the roof side rails (44) in each of which a track (68) is respectively mounted. A sunroof (70) has side edges (72) respectively mounted by the pair of tracks within the side rails and is movable between a closed position closing the roof opening and an externally retracted position above the outer roof panel to the rear of the roof opening. The sunroof (70) is made from metal or glass and has the side edges thereof in the closed position located adjacent the upper edges of the side doors to provide a continuous door-to-door appearance. The longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the sunroof (70) with the construction disclosed provide maximum roof opening while still permitting storage of the opened sunroof on the roof. The sunroof assembly (14) is installed by cutting the roof opening (60) in the outer roof panel (32) of the manufactured vehicle without any other structural removal so as to maintain the strength of the roof.